[Milsurplus] SCR-583 thoughts

[W7QHO at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/7/08 9:39:36 AM, kargo_cult at msn.com writes:


> The handcrank generator is a bizarre thing. the gen itself GN-54,
> remains in the large accessory cabinet which actually mounts on
> the seat tripod. Handcranks are inserted into the sides of the
> accessory case. I swear this is true.
> Yes, you HAVE seen this radio, altho in a photo looking like a
> Mexican postage stamp from 1929. Look at an old G&G advertisement
> from sometime in the 1960s or their catalog. -Hue Miller
> 

Picture of the SCR-583 including the handcrank generator setup in TM11-287, 
10 April 1944.   Listed as replacement for the SCR-203.

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA



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